August 12, 2008

For over a year, some have said that former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee always seemed to be angling for a TV job. And that prediction's getting closer to reality.

Politico reported last month that Huckabee was in talks with Fox, and that "a source with knowledge of Huckabee’s [commentator] contract said it included tentative plans for him to host his own show." Today, the NY Post reports that Huckabee "quietly" taped a pilot for his future Fox show, slated to debut on weekends this fall.

"Politics will be a part of it," Huckabee says, "but it certainly won't be all of it."

And what if Sen. John McCain wins in November? Would he take a cabinet post if offered?

"Why would I want to do that?" Huckabee says.

"I'm gonna have a good life out here in the private sector," he says. "Why would I go back to telling everybody in the world how much money I make and ... barely surviving to have some obscure cabinet post and have some 20-year-old from the White House telling me what I'm gonna do?"

UPDATE: A Fox News spokesperson responds that "contrary to what was reported in today’s NY Post — Mike Huckabee has not shot a pilot for Fox News Channel. We are in discussion about developing a show with him in the future, but remain in the early planning stages.”

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I'm not really a Huckabee fan, but he makes an excellent point. Public service is a beating. The attacks and BS are intense and the rewards often aren't enough to make it worth the trouble. If he were alive today, there is no way a man like Thomas Jefferson would have ever entered politics.

Sadly it seems that the only reason Mike Huckabee ran for President was to take votes away from Mitt Romney. If he truely wanted to help solve some of our problems in the United States he would a least be interested in public service or a cabinet post!?! Many of those who voted for him were really voting against Mitt Romney (perhaps only for religious reasons)...
We have economic problems and corruption problems here in the United States. Mitt quickly fixed those problems with the 2002 Winter Olympics. It will take to fix the same problems from the White House which I hope John McCain will invite Mitt into either as VP or a cabinet member!
How sad that Mike Huckabee ran for President and how much sadder to know so many people voted for him (or against Mitt Romney) for religious reasons. Equally sad are all of the votes cast in the Democratic primaries for reasons of gender and/or race...
Let's vote for people with the experience to fix our countries problems before they get worse!

David, Huckabee supporters would never have voted for Romney as he is the farthest thing from Huckabee of any of the people who ran for president. Most Huckabee supporters had McCain as their 2nd choice. This is a a total excuse that Romney supporters make as to his failed run, even with 106M$ spent. Huckabee didn't steal any votes from Rommney, he earned votes by being a strong consistent conservative with a proven record and having innovative ideas like the Fair Tax. So, please don't ever say Huck took votes from Romney because it is just NOT TRUE. Oh, and...Huckabee didn't say he won't run for president again. Don't you think he will be able to get his message out there much more on radio and tv than hidden away in some obscure cabinet position?? I predict the people will have a say and he WILL be the nominee in 2012/2016....

David, Huckabee supporters would never have voted for Romney as he is the farthest thing from Huckabee of any of the people who ran for president. Most Huckabee supporters had McCain as their 2nd choice. This is a a total excuse that Romney supporters make as to his failed run, even with 106M$ spent. Huckabee didn't steal any votes from Rommney, he earned votes by being a strong consistent conservative with a proven record and having innovative ideas like the Fair Tax. So, please don't ever say Huck took votes from Romney because it is just NOT TRUE. Oh, and...Huckabee didn't say he won't run for president again. Don't you think he will be able to get his message out there much more on radio and tv than hidden away in some obscure cabinet position?? I predict the people will have a say and he WILL be the nominee in 2012/2016....